William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wilder Public Baths
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Womanโs Club of Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
St. Agathaโs Conservatory of Music and Art
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wonderland Amusement Parkโs Glass Castles
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Greater Minnesota
Randall Cooperative Creamery
It isnโt clear when this brick creamery was built in Randall--one source says 1916 and another...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
I saw this pretty old farmhouse streak by my window as I was driving on I-35 and knew right away...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Enter Marlon Brando
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Red Wing Iron Works
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Church of the Holy Cross
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome to Hanska
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Endion School In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Oxford Mill Ruin
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Old Wadena
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lost Highway 61
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Old School In Wolverton
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Meyer School In St Augusta
Little Falls Depot
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hanover Bridge
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hollywood Town Hall
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Franconia
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Moving Old Hibbing
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
The Almelund Creamery
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring Ottawa
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Green Lake Mounds
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Ruins of Sawyer School
Florence Town Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Wasioja
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Le Sueur Theater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swensonโs General Store in Norseland
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Milford Monument
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brownโs Little Castle on the Prairie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindstrรถm
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his motherโs death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butlerโs interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Winter At The Lamar School
Itโs clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...

